Lepton, West Yorkshire

Lepton
View of Lepton from Castle Hill
Lepton Location within West Yorkshire
Civil parish	Kirkburton
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°37′59″N 1°41′42″W / 53.633°N 1.695°W / 53.633; -1.695

Lepton is a village near Huddersfield, in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. It is 4.25 miles (7 km) to the east of Huddersfield on the A642 road, 120 metres (390 ft) above the town centre directly north of Lepton Great Wood.

The name "Lepton" may mean 'leap farm/settlement'.^[1] Lepton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Leptone.^[2] Lepton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirkheaton,^[3] in 1866 Lepton became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Lepton became an urban district, on 1 April 1938 the district was abolished and merged with Kirkburton Urban District.^[4] On 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirkburton.^[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 3,323.^[6]

Some of the more notable aspects of the village include;

• St John's Church. See 'External Links' below for a survey of burials in the churchyard.
• Lepton Church of England School
• Rowley Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School
• The football and cricket club, Lepton Highlanders. The cricket team play in the Huddersfield Cricket League. The football team play in the Yorkshire Amateur Football League

• Listed buildings in Kirkburton

• Survey of the Churchyard Burial Ground

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